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MV ''Snolda'' is a ro-ro passenger
MV ''Snolda'' is a ro-ro passenger ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
operated by the SIC Ferries. She operates as the West Burrafirth
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
to Papa Stour service. The ship was originally named MV ''Filla'' until 2003.
History
''Filla'' was bought as the second of the second batch of new builds for the Council since they took over the inter-island ferry services in the early 1970s. She was renamed to ''Snolda'' when transferred from theOut Skerries
The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.
Geography
The Out Skerries lie about northeast of ...
route to the Papa Stour route to make way for the new . This new ferry was based on the original ''Filla''s design but larger, with cargo tanks and refrigerated units and diesel electric driven propulsion.
Layout
The ''Snolda'' has a stern loading only car deck, which, in the SIC fleet, is only on her and her successor, ''Filla''. She has a small passenger lounge forward of the car deck.Service
Entering service on 28 November 1983 on theSymbister
Symbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of the village is the harbour, which is home to small fishing boats as well as large deep sea trawl ...
or Vidlin
Vidlin (from Old Norse: ''Vaðill'' meaning a ford) is a small village located on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Nesting.
History
It is at the head of Vidlin Voe, and is the modern heart of the old parish ...
or Lerwick
Lerwick (; non, Leirvik; nrn, Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010.
Centred off the north coast of the Scottish mainland ...
to Out Skerries
The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.
Geography
The Out Skerries lie about northeast of ...
service, ''Filla'' took over from the old renovated fishing vessel MV ''Spes Clara''. She became the spare and additional cargo duties vessel. ''Filla'' continued on this route until replaced by the new ''Filla'' in October 2003.
After being renamed ''Snolda,'' she was refitted ready to take up service on the Papa Stour service in April 2004, replacing MV ''Koada'', the old MV ''Good Shepherd III''. However, ro-ro service to Papa Stour did not start until 17 September 2005. She continues to serve this route today.
''Snolda'' has carried out the occasional cargo sailing to Foula and Fair Isle out with her scheduled sailings.
References
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